pretense
[pri'tens]
n.借口, 虚假, 伪装, 自吹, 炫耀
=pretence
例句与用法:
The act of inventing such a creation or pretense.
虚构,捏造虚构作品或捏造借口的行为
Playful or fanciful pretense.
好玩的或者古怪的装扮
An imaginative creation or a pretense that does not represent actuality but has been invented.
捏造,想象虚构的作品或托词,并不代表是真实的,而是被编造出来的
It is merely a pretense.
这只是托词而已。
词形变化:
动词过去式: pretended | 动词过去分词: pretended | 动词现在分词: pretending | 动词第三人称单数: pretends |
详细释义:
n.
1. 假装; 矫饰; 虚伪; 做作[U][S]
2. 借口, 托词[C]
3. 自称, 自吹[U][(+to)]
make no pretense to special knowledge
不以有专门知识自居
4. 炫耀[U]
5. (无事实根据的)要求, 虚假的理由
短语词组:
under false pretenses
1. 找借口地; 巧立名目地
He obtained money from her under false pretenses.
他巧立名目从她那儿骗钱。